Plans for a new Brightline train station in Boca Raton have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRYDECIDING TO DELAY THE FIRST DAYOF SCHOOL AND WHEN SCHOOLSTARTS, MANY ARE CHOOSING TOSTART VIRTUALLY.
WPTVNEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S TANIAROGERS TAKES YOU TO A WESTPALM BEACH SCHOOL AMONG THEFIRST TO HAVE IN-PERSONTEACHING.IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS ATBEREAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INWEST PALM BEACH.
HIGH SCHOOLSTUDENTS CARRYING SIGNS TOWELCOME BACK STUDENTS.
"HEJUST COULDN'T WAIT.
COULDN'TWAIT TO SEE HIS FRIENDS TO SEEHIS TEACHERS." TEMPERATURECHECKS AND WEARING FACE MASKSAT SCHOOL ARE REQUIRED EVEDAY.
"I WAS REMINDED THAT THEKIDS HAD NOT SEEN EACH OTHERAS A GROUP SINCE MARCH 3RD,WHICH WAS GRANDPARENTS DAY.
WEWENT ON SPRING BREAK AND HADNOT RETURNED." PARENTS HADTHREE CHOICES FOR THEIR KIDS--ALL DAY IN SCHOOL, HALF A DAYIN SCHOOL OR VIRTUAL LEARNING.KEEPING THE CLASSROOM AT 5PERCENT CAPACITY.
"OTHER THANTHE LINES AT ELEMENTARY.
WE'VEALREADY FIGURED THAT OUT HOWTO CORRECT THAT.
A LOT OF ITHAD TO DO WITH PARENTSCONGREGATING IN THE PARKINGLOT AND TAKING PICTURES." THESCHOOL'S HEADMASTER SAYS SOFAR THEY SPENT 20- THOUSANDDOLLARS ON PERSONAL PROTECTIEQUIPMENT.
"ORDERING DESKSHIELDS IN CERTAIN AREAS.
WEHAVE REPURPOSED OUR THEATERAND CAFETERIA AND OUR THEATERWHERE WE HAVE CLASSROOMSMEETING IN THERE IN SMALLGROUPS WITH SHIELDS." READYFOR WHAT COULD HAPPEN DURING APANDEMIC.
"IT'S NOT A MATTEROF IF, BUT IT'S WHEN WE HAVE ASICK CHILD OR A SICK TEACHER .WE HAVE A PROTOCOL IN PLACETHAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HASENDORSED.
AND THAT IS CLEANINGTHE ROOM, SENDING THE KIDSHOME, GETTING KIDS TESTEGETTING THE TEACHER TESTED.""THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN DOING WAYABOVE AND BEYOND TO KEEP OURKIDS SAFE, SO I'M EXCITED FORTHAT." TANIA ROGERS, WPTV,NEWSCHANNEL FIVE.THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDEDFOR PARENTS IN P
Gov. Ron DeSantis was joined by Dr. Scott Atlas, a new member of the White House COVID-19 Task Force, during a three-city visit..
There are some steps you can take to keep your family safe while distance learning.
